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  • Spare our lives by using deodorant, Kemen begs gym goers

    Spare our lives by using deodorant, Kemen begs gym goers

    Former BBNaija Season 2 housemate, Ekemini “Kemen” Aniefiok Ekerette has appealed to gym goers to ensure proper personal hygiene.

    Considering how one is prone to sweet in the gym as a result of physical exertion, the fitness coach begged individuals to use body spray, roll on, deodorant, antiperspirant or perfume oil to help combat body odour.

    Kemen also pleaded with gym goers to ensure they take a bath or better yet wash their armpits along with their privates if lacked the grace to do the former.

    Read Also: Why celebrities need to work out, by Kemen

    Also, he urged people to get wears strictly for workout sessions rather than converting their old clothes for that purpose.

    The reality TV star insisted by so doing, they’ll be contributing their quota to making the world a safer place for all.

    He wrote: “Good morning beautiful people, as the Lord has spared your life… please spare the lives of your fellow gym users and tend to your body”, he wrote.

    “Use a body spray, roll on, deodorant, antiperspirant, or perfume oil.

    “Some of us shower to the gym but it’s fine if you don’t have such grace. 

    “Try and wash your armpits and beneath your beautiful! Let’s make the world a safer place for everyone.

    “Your old cloths are not to be converted to workout wears, they are workout wears and they are called workout wears for a reason.

    “If you have worn it… then you have to wash it.”

  • Actress robbed at movie location

    Actress robbed at movie location

    Actress Onyi Alex has expressed shock after being robbed of her valuables in Lekki area of Lagos State.

    The actress, in a video, narrated how she parked her Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) somewhere around Lekki axis in preparation for a shoot and in a blink of an eye, the robbers made away with her wigs amongst other belongings.

    Read Also: Actress Nwogu: women should be seen more than s3x symbols

    She said: “Got robbed yesterday, robbers left with even my wigs and costumes for shoot and emptied my car! 

    “In all, I give thanks to God Almighty for life”.

  • NDLEA denies alleged lopsided promotion exercise

    NDLEA denies alleged lopsided promotion exercise

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has denied reports of lopsidedness in the promotion of its personnel.

    Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Wednesday, said the elevation of officers and men remains an ongoing exercise based on a number of factors including vacancy.

    He said: “The attention of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has been drawn to some online reports suggesting lopsided promotion of personnel. The Agency wishes to state that no such thing exists as elevation of officers and men remains an ongoing exercise based on a number of factors including vacancy.

    Read Also: NDLEA destroys three tons of skunk in Edo forest

    “Indeed, the issues raised by the category of personnel mentioned in the reports arose in 2011, which was 10 clear years before the current leadership of Brig. Gen. MB Marwa (Retd). However, in a determined bid to motivate the workforce, over 70% of the workforce, a number of who had been stagnated on one rank for 15-20 years, were promoted and their ranks harmonized in 2021 soon after Gen. Marwa assumed leadership of the Agency.

    “Even though more than half of the category of personnel referred to in the reports had been promoted in the recent promotion exercises, the ongoing expansion of the Agency which creates more vacancies for officers and men to move up, no doubt provides the window for the few not yet affected to be elevated in another exercise underway for the junior ranks.

    “Anyone not yet affected can rest assured that the Chairman/CEO considers their welfare paramount and central to the successes so far achieved by his leadership and will continue to pay attention to their career progression in the interest of the overall high productivity goal set for all Commands and formations of the Agency.”

  • Corps member paid N330,000 instead of N33,000 ready to refund

    Corps member paid N330,000 instead of N33,000 ready to refund

    A Corps member has confessed to receiving an overpaid monthly allowance of N330,000 instead of the regular N33,000.

    The government provides serving Corps members with a monthly allowance of N33,000. 

    However, in a video that she posted, the lady claimed that she was overpaid for a particular month, receiving ten times more than her usual allowance.

    Read Also: VC to Corps members: dream big for future 

    In the video, the lady, wearing a white shirt and an NYSC cap, sought advice from Netizens on what to do with the money. 

    She asked for the correct procedure to follow if to return the money.

  • Marriage is a scam, says Moet Abebe

    Marriage is a scam, says Moet Abebe

    Actress Laura Monyeazo Abebe aka Moet Abebe has argued marriage is a scam.

    She noted that women often enter into marriage solely due to societal pressure.

    Spoke stated these during a recent conversation with media personality, Chude Jideonwo

    Moet, who claimed that she called off her engagement due to abuse, also said she has noticed that a lot of people are getting married for the wrong reasons.

    Read Also: Moet Abebe opens up on failed engagement

    According to her:“Marriage is a scam. Women only do it because of the pressure of the society. If someone is so particular about something, maybe the person is coming from a place of knowledge or experience. I mean, they say experience is the best teacher.

    “Apart from that, I noticed that a lot of people are getting married for the wrong reasons. A lot of people are doing it because of the pressure [from the society].” 

  • How leaders can inspire true change, by expert

    How leaders can inspire true change, by expert

    Leadership and transformation coach, Emmanuel Rotiba has said leaders at various levels can bring about true change by instilling the right values in their communities.

    He stated this at a seven-day Virtual Global Leadership Workshop for Emerging Leaders which held from June 1 to 7, 2023.

    Tagged ‘Designed to Transform’, the free virtual workshop had participants from different parts of the world including the United States, the United Kingdom, Slovenia, amongst others.

    At the workshop, Rotiba, who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Reo Consultings, a leadership firm based in Abuja, shared invaluable insights to transform individuals and organisational mindset.

    He shared insights to how individuals can inspire change in their lives and live to their full potential.

    “The world is now a global village and leadership principles are universal and applicable anywhere.

    “My desire is to see people live to their full potential, discover and nurture their gifts and abilities to better the world.

    “Whether in business or professional career, leaders at various levels can bring about true change by instilling the right values in their communities.”

    During the workshop, participants learnt the irresistible laws of growth, how to remain relevant in a highly disruptive world, strategies to navigate their careers, finances, personal developments as well as systems to hone their talents and monetise their skills to build a life of impact and influence.

    Rotiba is a seasoned Finance, Operations and Management specialist with years of experience. Through his cutting edge enterprise leadership in the finance sector, he has also developed long term experience and led various audit and control exercise of a global INGO Project.

    He has garnered experience from the United Nations as an operations personnel, with extensive experience in budget allocations of various European Union-funded project. He is a recipient of many professional awards.

  • Paris Club refund: Court insists on Emefiele’s appearance over $53m debt

    Paris Club refund: Court insists on Emefiele’s appearance over $53m debt

    A Federal High Court in Abuja has insisted that Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele must appear before it on July 19 in relation to a $ 53 million judgment debt arising from the Pars Club refund, which he allegedly declined to pay.

    Justice Inyang Ekwo issued the order on Tuesday at the resumed hearing in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1193/2017 filed by a lawyer, Joe Agi (SAN) against a firm, Linas International Ltd and others.

    Justice Ekwo insisted that his court will not entertain Emefiele’s motion for a stay until he appears.

    The judge had, on October 20 last year, ordered the CBN governor to appear in court on January 18 over his alleged refusal to obey the order of the court for the payment of the judgment debt to AGI.

    No major development happened in the case until Tuesday when plaintiff’s lawyer, Ayodele Arotiowa told the court that Emefiele was yet to comply with the order directing his appearance.

    Read Also: Reps summons Emefiele over N32.5b payment without records

    Lawyer to the CBN Governor, Audu Anuga (SAN) noted that the court had not sat since the order was made.

    Anuga added: “There is an intervening circumstance, which we have brought to the attention of the court by filing of an affidavit of fact, which the judge demanded to know when it was filed.

    Anuga said his client filed an appeal on October 28 last year, adding that aside from the appeal, he also filed a motion for stay.

    He added that the affidavit of fact was filed to bring to the attention of the court that the appeal has been entered and given number.

    Anuga said he also has a pending application to set aside other orders earlier made by the court.

    Justice Ekwo noted that the appeal Emefiele filed was to frustrate the order directing his appearance.

    The judge added: “That is exactly what you have done. So, we, the trial court cannot do our job? I am not going to hear you on any application until Mr Godwin Emefiele appears in court.

    “Therefore, I am going to give a date for you to report to the court on the compliance with the order of the court.

    “Upon being aware that the motion for stay of execution is a live matter in this court, this court shall not hear that application unless and until Mr Godwin Emefiele who has been ordered to appear in court appears in court,” Justice Ekwo said and adjourned till July 19 for report.

  • FG targets July completion for collapsed Ijora bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    FG targets July completion for collapsed Ijora bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    The Federal Government (FG) on Tuesday said ongoing rehabilitation of the Apapa-bound lane of the Marine Bridge near Ijora that collapsed in May would be completed in July.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the deck-on-pile bridge caved in and was shut on May 17 after investigations revealed that vandals had flared and removed steel components beneath the infrastructure.

    The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Keisha told NAN on telephone that the contractor was already on site fixing five panels of the bridge damaged by the vandals.

    Keisha said although only one panel collapsed, a total of five were distressed and currently being demolished and rehabilitated simultaneously on alternative stretches.

    Read Also: BREAKING TUC joins FG, NLC meeting on fuel subsidy

    She explained that after panel one and three were demolished and replaced, two, four and five would be demolished and recast.

    She said that method of reconstruction was being adopted to prevent total collapse of the bridge,

    adding that, bridges are usually not continuous but cast in panels.

    The Controller added that the repairs would  be completed in July.

    “It was discovered after inspection that five panels are in critical condition. Work has started with demolition of alternate panels now. We will demolish panel one then we move to panel number three.

    “When they cast one and three, they will come and demolish panel number one and two and four,” she said.

    Panels are long stretches of the bridge deck connected by expansion joints.

    Speaking on measures against future vandalism, she said a proposal had been made and submitted to dislodge all illegal occupants under bridges.

    The Controller said the federal government was going to collaborate with the private sector on how to secure all open spaces underneath bridges to safeguard them.

    Commenting on the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction/rehabilitation project, Keisha said work on the Otedola Bridge section would “be completed this weekend”.

    She added that, the contractor would therefore move to the Ojodu Berger Section and complete repairs by end of July, all things being equal.

    (NAN)

  • Adeleke inaugurates Osun Assembly, Egbedun emerges Speaker

    Adeleke inaugurates Osun Assembly, Egbedun emerges Speaker

    Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has inaugurated the 8th 26-member Assembly.

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has twenty-five members while Olufemi Popoola of All Progressives Congress(APC) retained the Boripe/Boluwaduro State Constituency seat. 

    Adeleke charged the lawmakers to abandon all personal interests to serve public expectations, assuring he will ensure cordial relationships among all arms of government.

    Read Also: Adeleke signs dissolution order to end Seventh Assembly 

    While wishing the lawmakers a rancor-free tenure, Adeleke announced the proclamation of the 8th Assembly.

    The lawmaker representing Odo-Otin constituency, Adewale Egbedun emerged as Speaker after the proclamation. 

    He assured he will conduct the business of the legislative arm with the utmost sense of transparency. 

    He promised that the lone opposition member of the  House will enjoy all due privileges.

  • Tinubu performed very well in first week – Omokri

    Tinubu performed very well in first week – Omokri

    Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has scored President Bola Tinubu high in just one week as the Commander-in-Chief.

    Omokri pointed out that the Tinubu-led administration has demonstrated the ability to tackle tough issues that have hitherto bedeviled the country with intelligent and firm moves.

    Highlighting the exchange rate harmonization, boost received by the stock market, the end of fuel subsidy, and peace in the country among other feats in just a week after his swearing-in, the socio-political activist submitted Tinubu has ‘performed very well’.

    Read Also: Court awards N20m cost against lawyer behind suit to stall Tinubu’s inauguration

    He tweeted: “Waziri Atiku Abubakar is my preferred choice. He would have been better than Tinubu. And May the Presidential Election Petition Court give him victory. However, I do note that the fuel subsidy is gone. A single Naira exchange rate is emerging. The NLC has been persuaded to see reason.

    “And President Tinubu is meeting with heads of strategic agencies, and giving them executive direction. The military is harmoniously subordinate to his regime.

    “Nigeria has just posted a trade surplus. The stock market has received a boost and rallied. And there is relative peace in the country.

    “Yes, he has known cartel links, nevertheless, President Bola Tinubu has performed very well for his first week in office.”